Maria Sharapova joins advisory board at UBS Wealth
Tennis star Maria Sharapova has joined a new advisory board at UBS Wealth Management in aims of boosting the confidence of female investors.
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PEOPLE MOVES: Jersey Finance, Quilter Cheviot, HSBC, UBS
Jersey Finance appoints a former IMF economist as its new chairman while Quilter Cheviot’s Jersey office makes a notable investment hire. HSBC names a new investment strategist on Asia as UBS promotes its head of Asia-Pacific.
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Ultra-wealthy missing out on ‘huge returns’
Risk averse high-net worth investors are losing out on significant returns, as more than a third of the average portfolio is held in cash new analysis by UBS has revealed.
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UBS announces major European and EM wealth business shake-up
UBS Group is overhauling its wealth management businesses in Europe and emerging markets (EEM) by reducing its booking hubs to three from around 10 and has announced a senior management restructure.
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Millionaire investors short-termism due to ‘information overload’
More than two-thirds of high net worth investors say they suffer from ‘information overload’ and admit being easily distracted by short-term developments in politics and the economy.
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Strong demand sees UBS cut fees on inflation-protected ETF range
UBS Asset Management has cut the fees on its new exchange traded funds (ETFs) which track a benchmark index for US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Tips) after recording $470m (£366.4m) of inflows in less than seven months.
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UBS AM launches cross border Hong Kong platform
UBS Asset Management has launched a Hong Kong mutual fund platform, setting sights on distribution into the onshore China market, said Markus Egloff, head of wholesale client coverage for Asia ex-Japan.
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Swiss court overturns ban on releasing UBS client data to France
Switzerland’s Supreme Court has ruled that the government can comply with a French request for information about a UBS client’s bank account, despite the request probably being founded on stolen data.
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UBS targets mass affluent market with new wealth platform
Swiss banking giant UBS has rolled out a new digital platform in the UK targeting a broader pool of investors.
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Northern Trust expands in Europe with UBS buy
US-based Northern Trust Corp is to buy UBS Asset Management’s fund administration servicing units in Luxembourg and Switzerland.
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Global unconstrained fund managers best, says UBS WM’s Lecher
Stefan Lecher, the new head of client portfolio management for Asia-Pacific at UBS Wealth Management in Hong Kong, said unconstrained managers have the best chance to excel.
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UBS launches ETF suite as inflation threat looms
UBS Asset Management has listed five new exchange-traded funds (ETFs) tracking two benchmark indexes for US Treasury Inflation Protected Securities (Tips).